V37 f518 In the name of God amen the fifth day of November in the year of our lord God one thousand six hundred twenty three I Thomas Banks of Giggleswick in the county of York late son of Robert Banks gent deceased being at this time visited by sickness and infirmities in my body yet none-the-less of good and perfect memory I praise God therefore I do in the name of God make this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First and principally I commit my soul into the hands of almighty God my maker and redeemer trusting to be saved by the death and precious blood shedding of my saviour Jesus Christ and my body to be buried within the parish church of Giggleswick aforesaid so near unto my said father as possible I can get.
Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my loving mother Anne Banks all my fields of corn and grain, sheaves and straw as the same is now possessed and enjoyed to use and dispose of at her own will and pleasure. Item: as concerning my lease which I have of Hunthwaite in my own name I give the same and all my estate right title interest and terms of years therein yet remaining and to come and all my writings and evidences concerning the same to my said mother Anne Banks and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life and at the discretion to dispose of after her decease.
Item to my sister Anne or whoever of my brothers shall happen to have Hunthwaite after my mother’s decease shall pay to the other two which have it not such a competent sum of money as my said mother in her life time shall think fit.
Item whereas now at Martinmas next I have certain tithe calves coming and becoming due unto me I give out of the same to my sister Margaret Banks, my sister Hester Banks, my brother Robert, my sister Ann, my brother Joseph and to Anne Banks my brother Luke’s late daughter and to every one of them one calf and I give the rest which shall remain to my said mother Anne to be for her own use and behoof.
Item for such mortuaries as are now become due unto me and all such rights of wool and lamb as are now gathered I give to my said mother to be by her equally divided and distributed amongst my said brothers Robert and Joseph and my sister Margaret and Anne according to the true intent and meaning of this my said will and testament they paying to my brother in law Randolph Baines such rent and other things as shall for the same become due and payable and no more. And I make and ordain my said mother Anne to be the sole executrix of this my last will and testament. These being witnesses John Banks William Lawson and Thomas Carr.
Thomas and Anne
Testator
Anne
Brothers
Margaret
Hester
Robert
Joseph
Luke decd
22nd February 1596
Robert Banks buried 1616, son of Thomas and probably baptised 1572 see v34 f311 forRobert’s will] married Anna Craike [buried Sept 1633]
8.5.1597 Margareta Roberti Banks died ?
22.1.1599 Lucas Roberti Banks died 1621
29.8.1618 / Anna / Lucas1.7.1620 / Robertus died 1621 / Lucas
24.5.1601 Margareta Roberti Banks married Randolph Baines 1617
17.12.1603 Robertus Roberti Banks
4.5.1606 Thomas Roberti Banks [this testator buried 1623]
3.12.1609 Anna Roberti Banks
4.5.1613 Juditha Roberti Banks
18.10.1614 Josephus Roberti Banks
2.1.1617 Maria Roberti Banks died 1618